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Whanganui

Whanganui meaning

Alternative form of Wanganui, the city and river in the North Island of New Zealand.

Example sentences (10)

Stephanie and Murray Osborne, of Whanganui, New Zealand, were among the gathering to enjoy getting up close to the joey.

Kelly Eugene Baker, 36, died in a crash in Gisborne early Saturday morning, and another person died in a crash the same day in Whanganui.

Last October, Winchcombe took up a position as an executive assistant at St George's School in Whanganui.

She said he was an "elderly man" and he was en route to Whanganui Hospital in a moderate condition.

This year, Oamaru cyclists were joined by members of the Whanganui Ordinary Cycle Club and the Karamu Cycling Club.

Police are responding to a crash involving a minivan in Whanganui.

The hydropower system diverts the water of the Whanganui River and five of its upper tributaries, including the Mangatepopo.

We have always considered investment from within our community will deliver the best outcome for Whanganui.

In March 2017, the government of New Zealand ended a 140-year dispute with an indigenous Maori tribe by enacting a law that officially recognized the Whanganui River, which the tribe considers its ancestor, as a living entity with rights.

This difference has been the subject of considerable debate during the 1990s and 2000s over the then-proposed change of the name of the city Wanganui to Whanganui.